Debangana Ray
Published on August 8, 2022 at 21:53 IST
The Kerala HC directed the registry to transfer three petitions relating to the Agnipath scheme to the Delhi HC.
The writ petitions were filed by the candidates included in the selection process of the Indian Army Notification 2020-21, challenging the cancellation of the finalization proceedings of Soldier cadre recruitment as it is a violation of right envisaged under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and
It also seeks direction for the finalisation of the recruitment procedures, which has been stalled in the final stage due to the issuance of Agnipath recruitment Rally- 2022.
In June 2022, a notification issued by the Ministry of Defence implemented a new scheme for recruitment into Armed Forces called Agnipath.
The notification also mentioned that all pending appointments, including that of the petitioners, stood cancelled and that all eligible candidates were required to apply fresh for recruitment through this scheme.
The Court thereby directed the Registry to transfer the petitions to the Delhi High Court so that the petitions can be renumbered and can be heard along with the other pending cases related to the Agnipath scheme.